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AMERICA’S VOLUME DEALER

WASHINGTON RIFF DEALERS HAVE RETURNED FROM HIATUS WITH A NEW ALBUM THAT’S PACKED WITH COLOSSAL SOUNDS. TERRORIZER SPEAKS TO TODD REED TO FIND OUT HOW PATIENCE IS MOST DEFINITELY A VIRTUE MOS GENERATOR

“‘Abyssinia’ is basically the demos I was doing for the follow up to ‘Electric Mountain Majesty’ and was recorded over the course of a few years. The last three songs on the album were recorded in 2008 for an album that we never finished. We wanted to make a strange album, like our second album ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’ but we took a hiatus in the middle of making it and never returned to those songs when we started back up again in 2010. Overall it was a very difficult album to complete.”

About Terrorizer Magazine

I know I am not alone when I say I’m a sucker for being nostalgic. The thing about loving music is that because it plays such a massive part in my life, when I listen to things, it invokes so many memories. I always find myself taking myself back to when I first heard said record, who I was with, what I was doing and so on. Right now as I write this, I’m listening to Prong’s ‘Force Fed’ album, recounting all the shows I saw Tommy and co in at the now defunct Birmingham Edwards No.8 club during my teens.
Those shows were immense, even if the number of punters wasn’t! I’ve seen them in more recent years and still enjoy their musical output, but those early days to me, personally, were special. What has this got to do with anything, I hear you say? Well really, it’s the same reason as why I wanted to put Mastodon on the cover of this month’s issue ahead of their headline performance at Bloodstock. You see, Mastodon are one of those seriously special bands, who have not only etched themselves in my own nostalgia bank (hey, anyone who witnessed their debut capital gig at London’s Underworld supporting High On Fire will always remember that show) but more importantly, into the wider scheme of metal’s rich history. Never once have they repeated themselves musically and consequently they have successfully created a stunning discography that continues to remain vital as the years go by.
Mastodon were a game changer and their Bloodstock show allows us a chance to remind ourselves just why we love them so much. In their own words, our cover feature allows the quartet look back at their career to date and look forward to the future too. Crack open a bottle, stick any of their albums on the stereo, flip to the interview and enjoy some nostalgia yourselves!
Darren Sadler, Editor